A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
acception
acception
noun
(obsolete) Acceptation; received meaning.
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adespoton
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
alkaptone
allenport
alphonist
altiplano
altiplano
noun
a high plateau
amphitron
anaptotic
anaptotic
adj
(linguistics) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay.
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
anatropal
anatropal
adj
(botany) anatropous
anatropia
anatropia
noun
(medicine) A disorder of the vision. Deviation of the visual axis of one eye upwards when the other eye is fixing; anaphoria.
(medicine) A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anotropia
antapocha
antelopes
antelopes
noun
plural of antelope
anteporch
anthocarp
anthocarp
noun
(botany) A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
(botany) A composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth.
(botany) A fruit formed by the union of the floral organs or part of them, with the fruit itself, as in Nyctagineae; also applied to fruits with accessories, sometimes termed pseudocarps, as the strawberry and pineapple.
(botany) A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.
(botany) In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
(botany) Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anthropol
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antipasto
antipasto
noun
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.
antiphona
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
antipodal
antipodal
adj
On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
diametrically opposite
noun
(biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipodic
antipodic
adj
diametrically opposed; antipodean
antipolar
antipolar
adj
Diametrically opposed.
Relating to or located at an antipole.
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antipopes
antipopes
noun
plural of antipope
antitrope
antitropy
antitropy
noun
(botany) A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.
anviltops
apathaton
apatornis
aphlaston
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
aplington
apocenter
apocenter
noun
(astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse)
apocentre
apocentre
noun
Alternative form of apocenter
apolistan
aposaturn
appointed
appointed
adj
(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
appointee
appointee
noun
a person who is appointed
appointer
appointer
noun
A person who appoints (in any sense).
appointor
appointor
noun
(law) The person who selects the appointee.
apportion
apportion
verb
(transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
arreption
arreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of taking away.
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
aspermont
asthenope
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autopoint
ballpoint
ballpoint
noun
(colloquial) A ballpoint pen.
(sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
baptornis
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
batyphone
bipontine
bipontine
Adjective
Bipont
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
bonaparte
bonaparte
Proper noun
A Corsican surname
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
The family of Napoleon Bonaparte
A former name for the island of Réunion
bootprint
bootprint
noun
The impression left by a boot while walking
cantaloup
cantaloup
noun
Alternative form of cantaloupe
caponatas
caponatas
noun
plural of caponata
caponette
caponette
noun
A capon produced by chemical castration (typically by the use of diethylstilbestrol)
capstones
capstones
noun
plural of capstone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capstone
captation
captation
noun
(obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction
Misspelling of coaptation.
captioned
captioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caption
cauponate
cenotaphs
cenotaphs
noun
plural of cenotaph
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
citropten
citropten
noun
(organic chemistry) A coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one found in oil of yellow citron.
closplint
cocaptain
cocaptain
noun
A joint captain.
verb
(transitive) To serve as joint captain(s) of.
coempting
coemption
coemption
noun
(economics) The buying of the entire supply of a commodity.
(historical) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place.
coenotype
coenotype
noun
(biology) The type of organism in a coenopopulation
coleplant
competent
competent
adj
(biology, of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.
(geology) Resistant to deformation or flow.
(law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
Adequate for the purpose.
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
complaint
complaint
noun
(law) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;
(law) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
The act of complaining.
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
compliant
compliant
adj
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
component
component
adj
Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
noun
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
composant
composant
noun
Alternative form of corposant
comptness
comptonia
computing
computing
noun
(computer science) The use of a computer or computers.
(literally) The process or act of calculation.
The study of computers and computer programming.
verb
present participle of compute
conceptus
conceptus
noun
The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
conepates
conepates
noun
plural of conepate
conepatls
conscript
conscript
adj
Drafted into a military service or similar.
Enrolled; written; registered.
noun
A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang.
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
verb
(transitive) To enrol(l) compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
consopite
consopite
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To lull to sleep; to quieten; to compose.
contemper
contemper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften.
contemple
contempts
contempts
noun
plural of contempt
cooperant
cooperant
adj
Alternative form of coöperant
cooptions
cooptions
noun
plural of cooption
coparents
coparents
noun
plural of coparent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coparent
copartner
copartner
noun
A joint partner (in a business).
verb
To form a joint partnership with somebody.
copataine
copatrons
copatrons
noun
plural of copatron
copestone
copestone
noun
capstone
copintank
coportion
coportion
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) equal share
copresent
copresent
adj
present along with others.
verb
(transitive) To present along with others.
copunctal
copunctal
adj
(mathematics) Having a point in common
cornupete
cornupete
adj
(rare) Of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.
corposant
corposant
noun
An electrical discharge accompanied by a corona of ionization in the surrounding atmosphere
corpulent
corpulent
adj
(obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.
Large in body; fat; overweight.
cottontop
cottontop
noun
An arboreal, diurnal New World tamarin Saguinus oedipus
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
cryptonym
cryptonym
noun
A secret name, a code name.
cryptopin
ctesiphon
ctesiphon
Proper noun
Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.
cupertino
cyanotype
cyanotype
noun
(countable) A photographic print produced by means of this process.
(uncountable) An early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
cynoclept
cytopenia
cytopenia
noun
(cytology) A reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.
datapoint
datapoint
noun
Alternative spelling of data point
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
deception
deception
noun
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
deipotent
depiction
depiction
noun
a drawing or painting
a lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual
a representation
depletion
depletion
noun
(accounting, mining, timber, petroleum) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.
(medicine, archaic) The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
deponents
deponents
noun
plural of deponent
deporting
deporting
verb
present participle of deport
devonport
devonport
Proper noun
a district and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823.
a harbourside suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.
a city in northern Tasmania, Australia.
diapnotic
diphthong
diphthong
noun
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
diplontic
diplontic
adj
Of or pertaining to a diplont.
diplotene
diplotene
noun
(biology) The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
diptychon
direption
direption
noun
The act of despoiling, plundering, or snatching away.
diruption
diruption
noun
(archaic) disruption
disponent
disponent
noun
(law) One who dispones, or takes over legal authority.
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
drawpoint
dripstone
dripstone
noun
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
(geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.
A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
drypoints
drypoints
noun
plural of drypoint
duplation
duplation
noun
(mathematics) A historic form of multiplication based on doubling
doubling
dustpoint
dystopian
dystopian
adj
Dire; characterized by human suffering or misery.
Of or pertaining to a dystopia.
ectropion
ectropion
noun
A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
A condition of the cervix, characterized by the cells of the endocervix being present in the location of the ectocervix
elaeopten
eleoptene
elopement
elopement
noun
The act of running away from home (for any reason).
The act of running away from home with a paramour.
The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse.
emplecton
emplecton
noun
A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.